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Working with the precision and speed of a Detroit assembly line, Dorothy Anderson and Vern Gilbert, student assistants pictured above in Eastern's bookstore, check out student pur- chases. Eastern's bookstore not only serves as the students' \general store\ during the school year, but also as a gathering place for students shopping for supplies, books and friendship the first day of the quarter. Gayle Shull, opposite right, browses through the popular \con- temporary\ greeting card display prominently featured in the bookstore. June Hamilton, a philosophical student assistant, suggested sending an \avoid the rush, flunk now,\ greeting card, which, she added, can be purchased in Eastern's bookstore, to friends laboring at other schools. Mrs. Edna Frost, directly below, a firm believer in the old expression, \a smile with every purchase,\ has her assistant, Vern Gilbert, a senior from Laurel majoring in secon- dary education, work with her son, Jack, on book orders for summer quarter which begins this year on June 15. Marvin Carter, pictured far right, is cautioned by sales girl to save his cash register receipts from the purchase of his supplies, books, and stuffed animals for Spring Quarter in case he loses his physical or mental strength after carrying those \16 tons.\ Mary Sue Hoover and Glenda Wagner, Eastern freshmen coeds enrolled in pre-nursing, model Eastern's favorite casual costume—the big, bulky \E\ sweatshirt. ^... 4...7.41:0440fite4:4 :` „ ;• Page Four T H E RET OH T April 3, 1959 The bookstore--Baghdad for Bohemians, Brains, Browsers . . . by JUDY ROLLINS Although March 21 marks the official first day of spring, students at Eastern reckon the beginning of the season from March 23, the first day of Spring Quarter. March 23 is the day preserved for stu- dent registration, payment of fees, and for purchasing supplies and books, stationery, drugs, sporting goods, and other miscellaneous Mrs. Edna Frost, manager of the bookstore and \boss” to five stu- dent assistants and a bookkeeper, makes preparations well in advance of March 23 to assure an adequate stock of text books, asbestos lab aprons, number seven permanently treated charcoal paper, typewriter erasers, reams of typing paper, and .other necessary equipment. Mrs. Frost estimated that the per-student average of sales for the four quarters of the 1958 school year was $98 which includes books, stationery, drugs, sporting goods„ and other miscellananeous items. This was an increase of $23 over the 1956 average and $14 over the 1957 average because of increased wholesale prices. The 1958 total individual sale of supplies was $38,615; total sale on books to in- dividuals was $13,964. The layman may believe that the bookstore is populated by erudite professors and eggheads, but everyone enjoys book browsing, book buying (the first day of the quarter), and venting frustration on the demonstration typewriter. Although Mrs. Frost revealed that coeds do a little better repeat business, it is not unusual to see a six foot athlete trying to select an appropriate color from a stock of soft pink, soft yellow, and soft white kleenex.
